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Microsoft’s Ballmer Talks Up Windows Phone
Microsoft is putting a brave face on the marketplace prospects of Windows Phone. During a July 11 keynote speech at the company s Worldwide Partner Conference in Los Angeles, CEO Steve Ballmer described Windows Phone s market presence as very small. Nonetheless, he went on to insist that other metrics boded well for the smartphone…
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Microsoft Talks Cloud, Office 365, But Not Billing
While keynote addresses on Microsoft’s second day of its Worldwide Partner Conference were all about cloud and mobility, no mention was made about the issue that’s been at the crux of why many partners have been slow to adopt Microsoft BPOS and Microsoft Office 365. Who owns the billing? VARs and MSPs want to bundle…
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10 Things Microsoft Must Do In the Second Half of 2011
10 Things Microsoft Must Do In the Second Half of 2011 1. Talk Up Windows 8Not much is known about Microsoft’s next operating system. but over the next several months, Microsoft must start providing more details about Windows 8 to ensure build excitement and also ensure that consumers and enterprise users are ready for the…
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An Insider Look at Microsoft WPC 2011
An Insider Look at Microsoft WPC 2011 Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer thanked channel partners for driving revenue and building business over the last year. No Title It’s a big flat screen. No, it’s an interactive conference table! Microsoft demoed Microsoft Surface, software that runs on top of Windows 7 and currently with hardware partner Samsung…
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HP Channel Chief DiFranco Moves to PSG
HP’s channel chief Stephen DiFranco has been appointed to senior vice president and general manager for the Americas region of HP’s Personal Systems Group (PSG). DiFranco will continue to lead the solution provider program until a replacement is named, HP said. HP has commenced a search for a new channel chief. DiFranco’s move to PSG…
